Partnerships in health at country level aims to expand human resources, infrastructure and capacity to deliver health services in a more efficient and cost effective manner. Government programmes and sectors need to be linked with a number of other stakeholders such as NGOs, community and faith-based organizations and professional bodies and the private sector. The Non Governmental Organizations play an important role in the delivery of health services at grass root levels. Health coordination through the Non Governmental Sector was not optimal earlier as a comprehensive inventory was not available. This deficiency was fulfilled with the WHO initiative of publishing the „Profile of Health Related NGOs in 2003. This was the only up-to-date inventory of Health Related NGOs in Sri Lanka and has assisted health care providers in coordinating their activities. WHO Country Office has taken a further step forward in publishing the second directory of health partners this year, which includes all partners in health including the Professional Colleges, Medical Associations and societies, Regulatory Bodies and International Development partners and the Private Sector in addition to the NGOs. This directory will complement the efforts of the Ministry of Health and other relevant Ministries of government of Sri Lanka in coordinating health and developmental activities at this critical juncture of progress in the country. I wish to express our appreciation for all those who contributed in compiling this directory and specially to the Marga Institute for undertaking the task, of compiling and collating the directory.